Parallels turns RC3
Parallels has released yet another release candidate to the next release of Parallels desktop. While this does not include any 3D acceleration (unlike the rumored VMWare alpha) it WILL purr perfectly in MacOS 10.5 Leopard.
From the companies blog post:
The Parallels Desktop for Mac Update RC3 is here and ready for download! RC3 includes 2 very important enhancements:
1) You can now seamlessly upgrade a Windows XP virtual machine to Windows Vista. This was a much-requested feature, and I’m really pleased to be able to include it. For more information on which versions of Vista you’re able to use in a virtual machine, read my blog post on the subject.
2) We’ve also added new options to drag-and-drop to make it even more secure. In RC3. When you drag-and-drop a file for the first time, you’ll be prompted if you’d like to enable “local” or “global” file sharing. Here’s the difference
Global Sharing shares the your entire Mac file system. It is important to note that Global Sharing is DISABLED by default.
Local Sharing shares only your Home folder
It’s a nice level of customization that makes it even easier to use Windows on your Mac exactly the way you want.
